Azzurri and parade on open bus, Figc: “Choice shared by the institutions”

“We had denied permission to celebrate Italy’s victory in the European Championships on the open bus, but the agreements were not respected”. Thus the prefect of Rome, Matteo Piantedosi, to the Corriere della Sera. The president of the FIGC, Gabriele Gravina, explained in a note how “upon arrival in front of Palazzo Chigi, I felt that the situation was no longer manageable as the covered bus had not dissuaded the fans from encircling the Italian delegation in every way, we still reiterated the request, at this point shared by the institutions, for a short ride on the open bus, also with a view to protecting the safety of the players and not to disappoint the thousands of people who had already poured into the center of the capital in the hours prior to this meeting “.